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Manoj Adwani narad.io
Malav Warke Creatosaurus Helping marketing teams 10x their storytelling in half the time | Co-Founder & CEO at Creatosaurus https://www.creatosaurus.io/ | Community Builder at eChai Ventures
Jatin Chaudhary eChai Ventures eChai.Ventures
Simran Suri Kanegi
Megha Verma Growth Iris
Koumal Kalantry Bignano Ventures
Harsha Bhurani Hummingbird Talent Building Hummingbird Talent ( An eChai Company )
Hardik Manwani HMMBiz
Avinash Pinto openhour Building a GTM platform for startups enabling access to founders and growth hackers!
Harshit Gala personal coach + mentor to founders personal coach + mentor | helping founders build a slightlybetter business beyond the shit that's holding 'em back
Marmik Bhatt Monk9 Tech Private Limited Marmik Bhatt is an Indian entrepreneur and semiconductor industry professional, best known as the Founder & CEO of Monk9 Tech Private Limited, a Rajkot-based startup focused on building India's legacy-node semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. monktechs.com
Vishal Chopra Freelancer Building better decision-making for growing businesses through analytics, dashboards, and AI. Love solving operational problems, measuring what matters, and helping founders uncover opportunities hidden in their data. Always looking to meet people building interesting products
Chaitanya Badave Grab Or Miss Building Grab Or Miss, a community & platform that helps people save money on SaaS while helping founders get discovered.
Archana Manjrekar Diageo
Pooja Dhole Content Theory
Rajat Arya 169Pi AI Founder and CEO of 169Pi AI.
Paritosh Desai <div>Experienced management executive with a focus on product management, design, digital strategy and user experience.<br>Specializing in helping organizations think about creative solutions using user research, data analysis & synthesis and conceptualization. Experienced in managing projects from concept to execution.<br><br>12 plus  years of startup experiences heading up products and delivery.<br><br>Additionally 10 years of technology management consulting experience with emphasis on data management and analytics, customer experience, program management, organizational design, business intelligence and project execution.<br><br>Masters in Design Methods at IIT's Institute of Design with a focus in design planning, research and innovation strategy.</div>
Vaibhav Goyal <div>Agentic AI | Collections | IITM RP Mentor | Educator<br><br>I believe enterprise customer engagement is on the brink of a dramatic transformation<br><br>I have launched over 25+ digital products and platforms for enterprises and consumers, operating under different business models and achieving various awards and accolades.<br><br>I have a passion and mission to empower and support founders, startups, and enthusiasts in the AI and deep tech domain, by providing mentorship, guidance, resources, and connections. I am a LinkedIn Top Voice in AI and a frequent speaker and writer on AI and deep tech topics.<br><br>I have a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from prestigious IIT Madras, MBA in Information Management from SPJIMR, Mumbai.</div>
Arjun Vaidya <div>Co-Founder @ V3 Ventures I Founder @ Dr. Vaidya's (acquired) I D2C Founder & Early Stage Investor I Forbes Asia 30U30 I Business World 40U40<br><br>Hi, I’m Arjun, and I’m a D2C founder & early stage consumer investor. I built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online and took it to an acquisition. I now lead venture investing for Verlinvest through a new fund called V3 Ventures. <br><br>I'm also an active angel investor and mentor to brands in India’s startup ecosystem. If you’re an early-stage founder DM me - I'm happy to chat!<br><br>Here's my story:<br><br>‘Vaidya’ my last name means Ayurvedic doctor and I come from 150 years of Ayurveda legacy. I grew up with asthma and after 14 years of treatment, I was cured. More than just being a family legacy, I became a believer in the potential of the science and so I promised him I’d take forward this legacy.<br><br>In 2009, I went to Brown University for my undergrad. I witnessed the natural and organic products revolution there. I also saw yoga become a multibillion-dollar industry with a repackaged identity for modern consumers. This made me think about the opportunity we had with Ayurveda…<br><br>In 2013, I moved back to India and joined a consumer sector focused growth private equity fund called L Catterton. Here, I spent time understanding and investing in the Indian consumer story. I was also fortunate to see the advent of e-commerce in India closely.<br><br>In this time, my grandfather passed and so, I decided to action the promise I had made him. <br><br>In October 2016, I quit my job to take on my family’s Ayurveda legacy. Dr. Vaidya’s repackaged the ancient Indian science of Ayurveda for modern consumers and emerged as India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. In 4 years, we successfully reached 2m+ consumers across 16,500+ pin codes in India and launched 80+ products and clocked 5,000+ orders per day!<br><br>I was the first Ayurvedic Entrepreneur to be featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List for and Business World 40 Under 40 List! We also won Youth SMB of the Year from Amazon and the Retail Startup Award from the Retailers Association of India. In June 2019, we partnered with the USD 4b RP Sanjiv Goenka Group and led the business to an acquisition by the group – making it one of India’s first successful D2C exits. <br><br>Post the exit, I have become an active early stage investor. <br> <br>Outside work, I’m a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and a part Brown University’s Young Alumni Advisory Council. I’m also a massive sports fan (love cricket, football, Padel, pickleball and squash) and a marathon runner.<br><br>To get in touch/collaborate email me on [email protected]</div>
Smriti Chaudhry <div>Meet Smriti, a true force in data management! With a sharp business mind and a deep passion for technology, she's the visionary founder behind NUVO, making data credentials a breeze for businesses. <br>Smriti's knack for business growth and her fresh take on operations are turning heads. <br>You'll find her sharing her insights on web3 stages, always eager to empower businesses with the magic of blockchain and data to level up their game.<br><br>But Smriti's impact goes beyond the boardroom. In her downtime, she's lighting the way for young women in tech and entrepreneurship, championing diversity and inclusion with every step. Her dedication to mentorship is as inspiring as her business acumen.<br><br>Smriti embodies the power of blending vision with action, and her journey with NUVO is one to watch. She's not just simplifying data; she's building a more inclusive and innovative future.</div>
Devang Raja <div>Angel investors, VC, PE and Private funding - An entrepreneur creating entrepreneurs<br><br>With more than 20 years of experience in Financial Services Industry, Devang Raja is the Founder at Venture Wolf, a renowned speaker and startup jury panel member at #HultPrize, #MillionMinds, Ambassador for #INDIAGLOCAL and mentor at #Eduwingsudaipur, #NamsteStartup, International Business Startup & Entrepreneurs Association (#IBSEA). <br><br>Guest lecturer at Alkesh Dineh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies (#ADMIFMS). <br><br>On invite he also curates startups for Atal Incubation Center (#AIC) - #NMIMS Incubation Center for Startup India Seed Fund (#SISF) where startups can raise up to 20L for product development and upto 50L for Go To Market. <br><br>He sits on the investor panel at various start-up events across the country and mentors various startups in their journey with his vision of taking the startups from “Idea to IPO”. <br><br>He has been invited on National Television to put forward his views on various topics on Indian Startups and Indian Startup Eco System. <br><br>Under his leadership, Venture Wolf has been recognized as 'The 30 Most Trusted Brands To Watch In 2023' by Prime Insights Business Magazine. <br><br>He plays an active role in startup eco system by working closely and guiding the new age entrepreneurs with creating MVPs, go to market strategy and their funding requirements. <br><br>Devang has first-hand experiences of being an entrepreneur himself and is well versed with challenges of an entrepreneur journey. A lot of e-magazines have written about Devang and his journey that proves to be a source of motivation to a lot of youngsters. <br><br>Devang believes that you can do well in any business by doing your business well. He talks about ideating and driving a business idea to successful implementation by guiding, mentoring and hand holding the new generation of entrepreneurs.</div>
Manoj Shinde <div>Chief Do'er @ Orbo.ai | AI Research, Generative AI | As seen on Shark Tank<br><br>I am the Chief Do'er at Orbo.ai, a company that provides a cutting-edge AI expression platform for the beauty and lifestyle industry. With my MBA in Marketing and Strategic Management and over 20 years of experience, I lead a team of passionate and talented AI researchers and engineers who are creating innovative solutions that enhance customer experience, engagement, and loyalty.<br><br>At Orbo.ai, we enable B2B customers to offer discovery, visual experience, and personalized recommendations to their users, using computer vision and generative AI. We have spent almost 30 months on AI research and building generative AI capabilities as well as the complex recommendation engine for the beauty and personal care industry. I have a proven track record of driving innovation, revenue growth, and operational excellence across various domains and markets, having worked with global brands such as Adidas, Quiksilver, and Reliance, as well as founded and scaled several successful startups in the fields of experiential retail, image editing, and social discovery. I am passionate about leveraging AI to create value for businesses and society and to empower customers to express themselves in new and exciting ways.</div>
Abhishek Daga <div>Founder & Chairman @ Nasher Miles<br><br>The Nasher Miles Story<br><br>In 2014, we embarked on a venture that would eventually evolve into a luggage brand that would be a market disruptor and make it to national headlines within a span of 7 years and in doing so remain bootstrapped and profitable. Our small, tight-knit team, connected by a shared passion for business and entrepreneurship, is ever ready to ride the twists and turns of the evolving online retail scene in India.<br><br>A lean 45 member team, passionate and cohesive about their shared vision to make Nasher Miles one of the top luggage brands in India by 2028, is working ever so hard to realise this goal.<br><br>Our "moat", so to speak of, is execution. We take pride in our operational efficiency, a testament to our commitment to excellence. <br><br><br>Me?<br>Extrovert, Multitasker, deceptively disorganised. <br><br>In a world teeming with solo pursuits, I stand firm in my appreciation for joint interactions, building bonds that go beyond the transactional.<br>My extended family and some amazing friends are important pillars of support.<br><br><br>I have had my fair share of rollercoaster rides and twists and turns. From being in the middle of the dotcom boom (and bust) at the turn of the millenium in silicon valley to embarking on an entrepreneurial journey which was superbly eclectic.<br><br>From web development, mail server maintenance to medical billing, manufacturing industrial rubber components and retail and distribution of ceramic flooring, I've done it all and at times wearing more than one hat at a time. <br><br>I don't see myself retiring at any given point it time and probably not even slowing down.<br><br>Always the contrarian rooting for the underdog, there would always be that one insane, crazy idea or venture that would tickle my interest.</div>
Reema Porecha <div>Chaos Coordinator at Scribble Scrolls- A Content Branding Agency for Everything Digital<br><br>I’m a co-founder and a strategist at Scribble Scrolls in both web and traditional advertising, branding, promotions, events, content curation and ad campaigns. <br><br>I start, run and invest myself in brands. Recently, I have found that nothing satisfies me more than meeting new people, developing new relationships, solving their problems and contributing to the overall growth of a brand.<br><br>Working as a digital marketing consultant and a strategist for brands and agencies, my expertise has enhanced their online presence. <br><br>I yearn to learn more, yearn to learn something different. A human brain is a crazy place, and there are two things that fascinate me the most about a particular product and its growth marketing.<br><br>First: the concept of consumer logic and how rational it can be. And second: the challenge of communicating in a way that persuades and convinces consumers to buy your products. <br><br>I am currently working with an incredibly bright group of people who are fanatically devoted to solving the problems faced by other incredibly bright people in the online space so that we can help them grow their businesses grow faster.</div>
Dyuti Biswas <div> Co-founder at Majestic Gahena; Former Director of D2C & Product at Onaifa<br><br>Multi-faceted creative professional with 9 years of total experience in building and scaling products and brands. <br><br>Driven by passion and entrepreneurial mindset alongside extensive ground experience for building brands and simultaneously generating the business income in D2C, E-commerce and tech-product domains.<br>Strength: D2C, Brand management, Product management.<br>Phase: Development, Introduction, Growth, maturity, rejuvenation <br><br>She is actively involved in the case studies research work and mentoring/delivering sessions on product development, management and growth on various platforms.<br><br>Proficiency and expertise in,<br>- Product Architecture and flows, PRDs<br>- Growth funnel management and cohort Analysis<br>- Product Strategy & Roadmap<br>- Agile Methodologies<br>- User Empathy & Design Thinking<br>- Persona Mapping, User stories, Users Journey<br>- PLC Management<br>- Customer Preferences (Kano Analysis, Factor Mapping)<br>- Pricing (WTP, Conjoint Analysis)<br>- Product Marketing, Launch (GTM) strategy & Positioning<br>- Product & Feature Delivery<br>- Customer Feedback Management<br>- Feature Prioritization Framework<br>- Product Performance Framework<br>- Databases - NoSQL DB<br>- Growth Strategy<br>- Customer Health Classification<br>- Design Psychology (UI/UX)<br>- Product-led marketing, Lead generation - MQL, PQL<br>- Designing user Onboarding<br>- Concept Development & Testing<br>- Stakeholder management<br>- Annual/Quarterly planning, Sprint planning<br>- Market Analysis/Validation<br>- Inventory & Project management<br><br>Product Mindset:<br>“Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.”<br><br>Awards & Recognition:<br>100 Emerging Entrepreneurs 2023 - Issued by Fox Story India · Feb 2023<br>Best Female Entrepreneur of the year 2022 - Issued by Asian Excellence Awards · Nov 2022</div>
Angana Chatterjee <div>Head of Marketing @ Locobuzz | Stories, customers, growth.<br><br>As an experienced product marketer with a genuine interest in people, I am driven by the excitement of helping others succeed. Having been in the industry for the better part of the decade, I have honed my skills in crafting compelling marketing strategies that resonate with target audiences. I believe that true success lies in solving real problems for others. My ability to understand people's needs allows me to deliver tailored solutions that consistently exceed expectations. I have a proven track record in launching products, leading cross-functional teams, and optimising performance through data analysis. In dynamic environments, I thrive by being collaborative and adaptable, effectively communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences.<br><br>Currently building and growing Locobuzz - the go to tool to manage your CX-perience!</div>
Dhruv Chopra <div>Chalo is India's #1 bus transport technology company that provides live bus tracking services and contactless payment solutions to transform everyday bus travel into a safer and more reliable experience.<br><br>Transport is a fundamental need - like water or air. More people are travelling more and more every day. Yet, only around 15% of Indians can afford their own car, private taxi or a two-wheeler. The remaining 85% depend on public transport. Moreover, with growing traffic and congestion it’s becoming increasingly clear that private transport is causing more problems than it is solving; and a small but significant (and growing) segment are outright rejecting car and bike ownership.<br><br>At Chalo, our core purpose is to make travel better for everyone, and we believe that our cities, our health and our lives will be better when we improve the way we travel. We have begun our journey by focusing on bus travel - making it easier for those that rely on it, and also for those that are choosing it. Buses, as a mode of transport, form the core architecture of any city's transport system. They also offer the largest improvement areas and the largest opportunity to create an impact, with 2 out of 3 public transport users depending on buses for their travel. We welcome a conversation with anyone who shares our vision and values, and especially those who wish to offer a counter-point :-)</div>
Aayush Vyas <div>Executive Vice President - Brand Solutions at Schbang<br><br>How often have you come across A Creative Marketer with a Business Outlook?<br>A Team Player who will crack great ideas & also ensure that they are not just great on paper! <br><br>My professional experience of 9 years is rich in Crafting Integrated Marketing Strategies, Building Insightful Brand Communication, Providing Effective Creative Direction & Implementing Digital-first Campaigns for Consumer Products, TV Channels (Films & Shows), Sports Teams & Retail Brands.<br><br>Often, I have been tagged as a Culture Builder - a people person who strives to build an environment that is culturally rich in teamwork, trust & some humour.<br><br>A 'Creative Go-getter' - I, most likely, have an idea for you!<br><br>Let's talk! 🙂</div>
Dippak Khurana <div>I have been fortunate to be a part of the Mobile & Internet sectors from the onset of these industries in India. For the last 18 years I have focused on New Media and Business Models around these technologies. In the process, built a cross functional understanding across Products, Technology and Business Models which are critical for success. I am always looking for new business models which can emerge, leveraging the Internet and Mobile Internet Technologies. I am glad to also have been a part of making revolutionary introductions in this space throughout my career.<br><br>I founded Vserv (www.vserv.com) in 2010 with an aim of taking the mobile ecosystem forward in Emerging Markets. In a short span of time, Vserv has grown from two founders to a strong global base of 250 employees. <br><br>In 2015, I founded VMAX™, the leading app monetization platform in India & Southeast Asia. <br><br>Specialties:Business Development , Product Management , Media Sales .<br><br>Unique Experience Mix of Mobile Internet & Internet Advertising spanning across 17 years</div>
Ankit Dixit <div>CEO, Tidal Wave<br><br>Chief Executive Officer at Tidal Wave Technologies<br><br><br></div><h1>Tidal Wave Technologies</h1><div>Software architecture, design and development for Networks and High Performance custom applications<br><br></div>
Pratham Dave <div>l have 4 years of experience in web and app development, and have completed a web development course with Harvard University.<br><br>As a web developer, my skills include proficiency in programming languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as experience with frameworks such as React and Angular. l also have experience with back-end technologies such as Node.js, Python, as well as knowledge of database systems like MySQL or MongoDB.<br><br>As an app developer, l have experience with mobile app development for iOS or Android platforms, using programming language dart and frameworks React Native or Flutter.<br><br>l believe my skills and experience in web and app development make me a valuable asset in the tech industry, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and contribute to the development of innovative solutions.</div>
Shrikant Sawant <div>Building Vibe AI | Content Writer | Tech Enthusiastic<br><br>Hello, I’m engineering student have a entrepreneurial mindset who always strives for innovation, solving real-world problems and creating impact on a world.Currently building web 3.0 product. A Tech enthusiast, Product Designer, and Marketing person who is always curious and wants to learn new things and explore them.<br>Currently building a AI product.</div>
Aasim Khan <div>Building brands and enterprises | Brand Consultant | Business Strategist | Innovative Solution Provider | Boosting business productivity to 5X with automated operations | Founder & CEO at ACESnWS<br><br>I am managing ACESnWS (ACE Software n Web Solutions) as a Founder & CEO since 2013. I believe innovation and automation are today’s game changers and every business can scale to higher returns with the righteous use of technology just the way we say the right technology at right time at the right place drives you to the right solution.<br><br>My efforts are specifically intensive at the intersection of converting raw ideas into finished solutions with the use of the latest technologies, defining new opportunities, identifying success formulas for our clients, driving ACESnWS’s commercial growth, team building, helping to maintain the company’s key relationships with clients, vendors, key partners, responsible for applying strategy and solution design to solve a problem and automate manual work culture that improves organizational performance.<br><br>My primary aim is to revolutionize the organizations' work style with complete automation and make it technology friendly. I believe quality and integrity are the key principles for becoming a successful entrepreneur, also being very particular about discipline and punctuality helps in driving success. I did my MBA in 2012 and while studying only I chose to become an entrepreneur. My fundamental focus is to solve real-world problems with the help of technology.<br><br>In the last 10 years of my entrepreneurial journey, ACESnWS have successfully envisioned, designed, developed and implemented robust automated solutions, built businesses from zero-level technology platforms to complete automation providing efficiency, effectiveness, cost advantage and high returns for 100+ clients of different industries and geographical regions like India, USA, Canada, UK, UAE, Australia and Singapore. At ACESnWS, we are creative nerds, dedicated and passionate about technology, always prepared to take challenges and deliver the best and unique solutions for every organization. Like every human being is different, similarly, every solution has to be different, as every organization has different work culture.<br><br>"Being perfect is not a legacy, it necessitates your concentration, commitment, consistency and positive power to become the perfectionist"</div>
Saloni Kamdar <h1>DronaHQ</h1><div>Drag Drop Low Code App Development Platform to build rich web & mobile apps at speed. Internal tools, GUI, Admin Panels.</div><div><br></div>
Shubham Dumbre <div>Entrepreneur | Consultant | Technologist | Author | Podcaster | Decoding Zindagi | Let's Make IT Simple<br><br>Learning through my experiences, I've become a reliable, data-driven innovatively efficient technologist who consistently improvises, adapts and simplifies real time convolutions globally.<br><br>MASTERSTROKES :<br><br>Author and Podcaster of two books -<br>1. Decoding Zindagi (Non-Fiction)<br>2. Let's Make IT Simple (Technical) <br>available on Amazon, Flipkart, Notion Press, Kindle, Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Apple and Google Podcasts, etc.<br><br>A Worldwide Solar Angel, organized and managed 3 International Guinness World Records with IIT Bombay and SoULS<br>Curated Free and Open Source - FOSS Live Session Series on The Tech Platform<br>Secured 1st Rank in all four levels of Indian National Language Exams and Maharashtra State Language Exam<br>All India Times Fresh Face Top Finalist and a National Service Scheme - N.S.S. Cadet<br>Secured 1st Rank in Academics, 11 Scholarships and 8 Honours<br>Conducted corporate and technical training programs for Government of Maharashtra<br><br>"Being a creative dynamic person, I have my original unique vision and way of looking at things and instances that I come across. Blessed with a technical perspective, I like to explore, innovate, think, apply and work smartly. My nature is intelligible and explicit, my actions are premier, swift and deliberate! I have made errors before at some points since my dawn, but I believe, “Either we win, or we learn..the show must go on, efficiently!” and trust me..I will definitely make you recall me, by doing something worth and admirable!"<br><br>E-mail: [email protected]</div>
Aryaman Prakash <div>Building value for the world</div>
Charvi Goyal <div>Placing immediate iOS developers worldwide via talrn.com | Last found solving problems | LSR<br><br>Hiring right solves 11/10 problems. <br><br>Talrn specialises in onboarding immediately available developers to your project - reliabe, easy and quick. Hire iOS developers on<br>talrn.com/hire<br>-- <br><br>We're always looking for talent, so if you're an iOS developer, join one of the largest iOS developer networks & access the top 10% opportunities worldwide. Register & upload your profile on <br>talrn.com/join<br>-- <br><br>To hire/apply for non-iOS roles, check <br>augmntx.com <br>--<br><br>"Building for great minds, with great minds." <br><br>Personally, love building products — often known as a powerhouse of ideas and solutions. A curious and inquisitive person wanting to channel problems into effective solutions - highly interested in problem-solving, ideation and innovation of new products, solutions and strategies. <br><br>Also, a deeply committed individual with an enthusiasm to take up diverse responsibilities in collaboration with several teams. A quick learner with a passion to explore different styles of work; highly adaptable to a diverse environment.<br><br>Always involving in opportunities of high impact. <br><br>Let's get talking!</div>
Aliasgar Haji <div>Strategy | Growth | Product | Entrepreneurship<br><br>Entrepreneurs frequently discuss the risk-reward ratio. I say move beyond risk and rewards; it is the journey I enjoy every day.<br><br>I started young. Yes! I've reached a point in my entrepreneurial path where I'm prepared to take new risks because I took risks, trusted in people, and explored the uncharted. I am a self-taught entrepreneur with the guts and tenacity to help people and businesses thrive both professionally and emotionally. I am strategic and decisive.<br><br>Passionate for building and scaling businesses using technology, I strongly believe, that a great product is built by paying attention to the minutest details and by striving to consistently deliver a delightful user experience.<br><br>With an extensive experience in Growth and Product Management, I'm highly focused on user experience and product strategy. I enjoy working at the intersection of efficient technology and meaningful business.</div>
Nikhil Pawar <div>Experienced Founding Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the Information Technology and services industry. Skilled in uncovering customer needs, Generating Sales, and Customer Engagement<br><br>Kritva is a young company with desire to work in 2 areas - Human Capital & Information Technology.<br><br>visit us on www.kritva.com for more details</div>
Jayesh Menon <div>Co-founder of Kritva Technologies Pvt Ltd<br><br><br></div><h1>Kritva Technologies Pvt Ltd</h1><div>Cloud Hosting , Data Backup and Ransomware protection<br><br></div>
Lalit Pathare <div>Mechanical Engineer | Content Strategist & Distributor at Finge.io | Generating Pre-Qualified Leads & Appointments Exclusively For Mortgage</div>
Kaushik Kannan <div>Helping You Rethink Partnerships | Building The GSI and ISV Partner Landscapes At Netcore Cloud | Vibe Setter 🦸🏻‍♂️<br><br>How can I help?<br><br>I'm terrible at texting, so if there's something I can help with, please let me know and I'll try to you. Just a hello or a greeting first and then sharing a request is not going to get either of us anywhere.<br><br>Again, I shamelessly request help from my people even if I might not have replied to their previous texts. So fire away! 😂<br><br>Big fan of nohello.net<br><br>· · ────────────── ·𖥸· ────────────── · ·<br><br>I help businesses come together and make money. Pretty cool job, eh?<br><br>I've been groomed in the world of SaaS Partnerships. Right from laying down the first lego, devising the partner program, drafting the partner persona, all the way up to helping partners build practices, pipeline, and ultimately producing revenue - We've done it all!<br><br>I'm on an exhilarating journey of building partner ecosystems and landscapes. Come along on this ride and I'll keep sharing everything I'm learning along the way. 🤝🏼<br><br>· · ────────────── ·𖥸· ────────────── · ·<br><br>Currently reading: Onward (David Davies)<br><br>Currently learning: <br>- To say No<br>- Contemporary dancing<br>- To use chopsticks<br><br>· · ────────────── ·𖥸· ────────────── · ·<br><br>Living life to the fullest! ✨<br>Unapologetically being myself. 🕺🏻<br>Theater Artist | Orator | Seeker 🌏<br><br>· · ────────────── ·𖥸· ────────────── · ·</div>
Aashish Ramchand <div>Experienced Investment Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in VC/PE Investments, Equity Valuation, Fundraising, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Strong finance professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in MBA Exchange student - Spring Semester from The Wharton School. </div>
Chiranjeev Anand <div>Building Campus Fund (VC) | ex-Bain & Co. | Indian School of Business (ISB)<br><br>Building Campus Fund - India and Asia's first student-focused VC fund. A first-of-its-kind fund in the region built up and run by students, we are eager and excited to back the country's upcoming student-led startups and join them in their journey. <br><br>Do reach out to understand more about our student criteria and read up more about it at shorturl.at/mntuy. Happy to connect on [email protected] or write in to [email protected]</div>
Koreel Lahiri <div>Internet / Media Tech / Ed Tech | Investment Director - Asia | Venture Capital | Strategy | Leadership<br><br>My focus is the next billion digital users across emerging consumer internet themes and have executed over $200 million of deals across Social Media, Media/Media-tech, Voicetech, EdTech, Social Commerce, Healthcare, & Consumer Goods.<br><br>I currently lead Asian region for US-based investment firm, MDIF. I have invested across education, media/content, media-tech and other B2C areas. In my spare time I also mentor a variety of early-stage organizations consumer internet, education and circular economy. <br><br>My leadership experience is further enhanced by my representation as a Board Member in companies across India & SE Asia. I conceptualized and raised MDIF's new funds for India & SE Asia as well.<br><br>Earlier, I was a founding team member at the strategy/investment arm of India’s largest media co. – The Times Group – focusing on B2C investments.<br><br>Prior to that, I led national content teams focused on Financial Markets at CNBC & Bloomberg.<br><br>I received my MBA in Finance from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.<br><br>Need insight or mentorship? Reach out to me at [email protected].<br><br>I live by the maxim “Follow your curiosity, get focused on knowledge, don't succumb to trends, and show up every day.”</div>
Romita Mazumdar <div>Founder and CEO @ FoxTale<br><br>..<br><br>Foxtale started with a singular belief - what is beautiful cannot and should not be defined in marketing meetings.<br><br>It's defined by the regular people like us, our sisters, our next-door neighbours, and the friends we make on the playground and in lecture halls. That's why we stand for people-proving everything we do. From the inception of a product idea to testing the final formulations before launch, our consumers are a part of each and every process. They guide and inspire us by sharing their stories with us. They tell us not only about the product they need and the skincare issues they face but also the tales of their struggles, dreams and triumphs.<br><br>Skincare goes deeper than skin. It's a form of self-care for many. Wherever someone is on this journey, we want to cheer them on through the products we make, the content we create and the conversations we have. What we wish to build is more than a brand. We want to build a community that grows and glows together - cheering each other on, sharing knowledge, and ensuring people always have access to skincare that really works.<br><br></div>
Daryl D'Souza <div>Recyclink - A Consumer Centric Climate Fintech<br><br>Recyclink is a Climate Fintech providing Sustainability-as-a-service for Banks by generating carbon footprint based on Payment Transaction Data. <br><br>Banks can now offer net zero products to millions of its individual & Business customers designed by Recyclink to take direct Climate Action.</div>
Shubhada Patil <div>MD & Founder of Quantace Research | Incubation Manager | Lawyer | PhD Scholar | Building an Admired Investment Company</div><div><br>Shubhada Patil is the Founder & MD of Quantace Research and an Incubation manager. She is a multifaceted individual,<br><br>- Building the Next Generation Robo-Advisor for Indians. Democratizing High-Quality Quants for Retail, which was once reserved for HNIs and Institutions.<br>- Incubation Manager, helping Startups evolve in their initial days.<br>- PhD Law Scholar, automating TDR in Real Estate and has already published 2 research papers.<br>- Masters in Economics with a keen interest in econometrics.<br>- She is a trained lawyer.<br>- And a lifelong student.<br><br>Her Startup Quantace Research was featured in Economic Times, 'Quant-Do Spirt! Why quant funds are becoming popular in India', 4th April 2022. Quote, "Bunch of Tech-Based startups like Quantace Research are driving customer adoption."<br><br>99% of Investments FAIL to Beat the Benchmark, Use Quantace to Beat the odds.<br><br>She is passionate about Quant Investing, Technology and Startups. She will be the first to give you a piece of her mind about solving complex problems and improving the world. On a personal front, she loves to write, dance, travel and read. She is always open to new levels of learning and challenging herself.</div>
Naveli Jain <div>VP Investments at Ankur Capital Fund | VC & PE<br><br>An investment professional with almost a decade of experience in Financial services industry. Naveli has varied experience spanning across Fund Investments, Fund Raising, Investor Lifecycle Management, M&A Advisory and Corporate Strategy.<br><br>She brings rich experience across end–to–end execution of buyout transactions, stressed asset investing, structuring, negotiation, documentation, financial modeling, due diligence, preparing investment memos.<br><br>Naveli has expertise in closing complex deals with marquee clients like – <br>1. JV with a leading global French Energy Utility, Engie Group <br>2. CDPQ’s investment in multiple offerings of Edelweiss, <br>3. Allianz’s investment in Edelweiss’s stressed asset fund<br><br>Outside of work she is a trained dancer, avid traveller & an adventure enthusiast.</div>
Hari Krishnan <div>Associate Director - Aavishkaar Capital</div>
Tushar Sadhu <div>VC at W Health Ventures | ISB | Ex-ZS, Ex-DTx startup<br><br>At W Health Ventures, we invest in early-stage start-ups that address critical unmet healthcare needs leveraging technology. Excited to connect with passionate founders, fellow investors and anyone interested in discussing healthcare ideas. Please reach me at [email protected] to start a hopefully exciting conversation!<br><br>Before W Health, I worked on growth and strategy projects across product, partnerships, marketing and fundraising as a part of the CEO's office at a digital therapeutics startup. Essentially, the practical MBA with a salary.<br><br>In 2020, I graduated from ISB with Public Policy, Strategy and Marketing as my specializations. Loved this experience with learnings across classrooms, events and case competitions (Our team won the prestigious J&J Quest 2019 Nationals). <br><br>Prior to ISB, I've worked at ZS for ~3 years on multiple consulting projects for various healthcare clients. Additionally, I was actively involved in internal assignments like ZSCares pro bono work, innovation summits, and upskilling teams on data analytics and visualization.<br><br>My interest areas lie at the confluence of design, impact, analytics and storytelling.</div>
Sharavana (Sharan) Raghavan <div>Growth Catalyst to emerging FMCG Brands | On a mission to build 10K ‘Super Brands’ | ex - Godrej, Reckitt, Mondelez, Henkel<br><br>Do you own or manage an emerging FMCG business? <br><br>Do you look at the big brands from the big companies and aspire to build one yourself, if only you had the money?<br><br>What if I told you that it is simpler than you think and that you already have all the money you need to build your own Super Brand? <br><br>No really.<br><br>----------------------------------<br><br>➡️  With close to 2 decades in the business, I have worked across sales, marketing, strategy and innovation with big brand FMCG companies across the world where I built and served multiple iconic brands.<br><br>➡️  I have worked with big and small brands alike to know that it is more about the mindset than any amount of money that enables these mega brands.<br><br>➡️  I now use my training and experience from the big box global companies to create ‘Super Brands’ out of emerging FMCG businesses.<br><br>----------------------------------<br><br>At Vitral, we work with emerging businesses to:<br><br>✅  Accelerate growth, profitably.<br><br>✅  Insulate the business from external economic and market forces.<br><br>✅  Build ‘Super Brands’ that are empowered to win against even the biggest competition.<br><br>There are no hacks, tricks or over night success formulae here. We do this by giving you the right tools, processes and more importantly the mindset to doggedly pursue the ambition.<br><br>We engage with businesses in a couple of ways.<br><br>💡 Consulting - An extensive 3 stage process of Diagnosis, Development and Deployment. This is typically for businesses seeking brand transformations / restructuring.<br><br>💡 Workshops - Proven, Powerful and Efficient ways for owners and custodians of emerging businesses to resolve specific Brand bottle necks swiftly to deliver immediate results.<br><br>----------------------------------<br><br>👉🏽 SUPER BRANDS are those Brands that become synonymous with their category in a specific market of operation.<br><br>👉🏽 A business that is larger than a freshly minted start-up operation, yet not a fully established business giant, is what we call an EMERGING BUSINESSES. In terms of annual revenue, they'd be ≥ ₹25crs.<br><br>----------------------------------<br><br>📞 If you're looking to accelerate your business and build a Super Brand or want to find out more about what we do at Vitral, let’s connect.<br><br>You can DM me here on LinkedIn or reach us at: [email protected]</div>
Kartik Sabherwal <div>As Seen On Shark Tank India - Founder & CEO @UpthrustEsports One of the Fastest Growing Esports Organization In India🇮🇳<br><br>Founder At UpthrustEsports | Over 3 Years Of Esports Experience.</div>
Swapna Wagh <div>Founder & Director at Desi Toys & Games Pvt Ltd/Offering Classic Toys & Games, Made in India/Serving Customers Globally<br><br>Having worked with big organized retail players in India for more than 8 years, I started a unique venture called 'Desi Toys' which offers popular Indian toys and games for the tech savvy generation and reviving childhood memories for the older generation.<br><br>I was able to identify the need gap at the right time and took the opportunity to make and retail these wonderful toys with every care taken for the quality and safety. <br><br>After successful results of initial pilot survey, we opened standalone retail store in a renowned mall. I realized we need to have online presence as our customers were moving there. Hence today we retail on all popular marketplaces like Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Firstcry, Paytm, Hopscotch,etc. We have our own E-store at www.desitoys.in. We are even currently present in Domestic and International Airports in India. We are also selling in popular chain of stores of Hamleys, The Bombay Store, Bargain Book Hut Store,etc<br><br>Nothing is stopping us here. With awesome response, we plan to further expand in different ways to ensure tech savvy generation gets to play with our amazing 'DESI TOYS'.</div>
Payal Jain <div>Founder & CEO - Funngro(Shark Tank India Season 2)</div><div><br>Impacting society by making a future ready next generation.<br><br>Solving large scale real world problems with innovative application of technology. Converging key business and consumer insights with exceptional execution skills.<br><br>..<br><br>Funngro: Mission - Enable Teens and companies realise their full potential<br><br>20 Cr Teens want to work with companies and get experience<br>4 Cr plus companies need smart talent<br><br>Funngro solves the challenge of both by making a connection between Smart companies and Smart Teenagers.<br><br>Teens get experiential learning by working on projects with companies. With Funngro Teens experience independence before 18!!<br><br>Funngro is created by Educators,Tech enthusiasts, Engineers, Finance experts….. Most importantly, Loving Parents.</div>
Ekta Suri <div>Anchor & Senior Special Correspondent at Zee Business. Tracking Crypto, Metaverse, Start Ups, Consumer Affairs, Cyber Crimes, Films & Travel stories I Digital Marketing I Brand Promotion I PR Strategies I Content Creator<br><br>A TV host, reporter and a producer with an experience of over 15 years with India’s leading news channels. <br><br>Currently features head for Zee Business.<br><br>Cover Start-Ups for the channel.<br>Report on Civic issues & consumer interest stories. <br>Interview celebs from all walks of life.<br>Various exclusive stories/shows have been picked up by the world media. <br>Is the first journalist to make robots anchor in the history of Indian News Channels. <br><br>Was an anchor with NDTV India for 7 years, hosted India’s most popular entertainment shows & interviewed Bollywood and Hollywood superstars.</div>
Sujit Uttara Janardanan <div>Building @ Cropin | CMO | Building and scaling effective B2B marketing organizations since 2000<br><br>..<br><br>I am the Chief Marketing Officer at Cropin, a B2B Agtech company. My focus is on developing a new global product category and creating a brand that leads the digital transformation in agriculture. Previously, I was part of the founding team for Google Cloud in India and helped grow the business to take market share from AWS and Microsoft. I have also led marketing as VP at Aranca, and was part of the initial team at Amazon that drove growth for AWS in the Indian sub-continent.<br><br>I have over a decade of experience in taking cloud services to market and have consistently built world-class marketing capabilities for the organizations I have worked with, resulting in increased business revenue and brand recognition. I am a keen student and practitioner of B2B marketing and have been recognized as one of the 50 Most Talented CMOs of India in 2013 and 2015.<br><br>Throughout my 20-year career, I have held key marketing roles at companies like 3i Infotech and McAfee, where I led enterprise marketing in the India & SAARC region. I began my career at Sercon and have managed and rolled-out several BTL marketing campaigns for brands such as HUL, Cisco, Oracle and Symantec.<br><br>I believe that a strong focus on people and culture, an emphasis on building for scale, and a drive to constantly raise the bar and plan for 10x impact, has allowed me to consistently deliver value for the businesses I have worked with.<br><br>I hold a Hotel Management degree from IHMCTAN and a post-grad degree in management from IIM Kozhikode's Executive Management Education Programme. With a deep understanding of the IT ecosystem and complex enterprise decision-making process, I bring a keen sense for business-oriented marketing and strong execution capabilities to the table.</div>
Hetal Kudecha <div>Hetal is the founder of Discidium Solutions, a brand that aims to disrupt the market because of it's founding values of quality, consistency and timeliness. <br><br>She is a company secretary and a lawyer with over 15 years of experience in corporate advisory, business solutions and compliance space, and 4 years of experience in knowledge management. <br><br>She has a diploma in intellectual property laws from NMIMS, as well as master’s degree in commerce. She has been a faculty for the Company Secretary Foundation Course for English & Business Communication at the Sydenham College Coaching Centre set up by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India from 2001 to 2005.<br><br>In her consulting career spanning nearly two decades, Hetal has managed several projects on: <br><br></div><ul><li>entity set up (companies, LLPs, branch offices, liaison offices, project offices), due diligence, health check and compliances; </li><li>transactional advisory services on various company law aspects;</li><li> best practices for knowledge management, including drafting and review of policies, processes and standard operating procedures; </li><li>corporate social responsibility; </li><li>corporate governance; </li><li>legal analytics; </li><li>FDI implications and compliances; wide range of corporate law processes and compliances, including, but not limited to: India entry options, key entity differentiators and on-going compliances; search reports for project finance & due diligences; board restructuring. <br><br>Hetal is the founder of Discudium Solutions, a brand that aims to disrupt the market because of it's founding values of quality, consistency and timeliness. <br><br>She is a company secretary and a lawyer with over 15 years of experience in corporate advisory, business solutions and compliance space, and 4 years of experience in knowledge management.<br><br>She has a diploma in intellectual property laws from NMIMS, as well as master’s degree in commerce. <br><br>She has been a faculty for the Company Secretary Foundation Course for English & Business Communication at the Sydenham College Coaching Centre set up by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India from 2001 to 2005. In her consulting career spanning nearly two decades, Hetal has managed several projects on: <br><br>Hetal has worked with leading brands like Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Ernst & Young LLP for a large part of her consulting career where she has advised some very well-known and established corporate houses in India. She is also a certified independent director from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.</li></ul>
Akshi Mehta <div>PepperTree is a boutique Investment Banking firm focused on Early Stage Startups.  <br><br>Chartered Accountant. Ex-Banker - Worked with Yes Bank as a Corporate Banker.<br> <br>Currently advising start-ups through their fundraise process. Have created inroads into several marquee institutional and individual investors and manage a number of investor relations for the firm.<br><br>Sector Agnostic with focus acros sectors like Fintech, HealthTech, AgriTech, B2B Solutions, Consumer Brands, DeepTech among others.<br><br>Some of our Portfolio Companies-<br>Callify | Redwing | Kashware | Huviair | CarterX | Tagz Food | Kiko TV<br><br>Would love to hear from founders. Please feel free to reach out at [email protected].</div>
Anuj Mehta <div>If you are an entrepreneur building a disruptive startup, a venture capital fund, an angel investor/family office/limited partner or are passionate about the Indian technology ecosystem, feel free to reach out: [email protected]. Happy to chat and explore ways to work together.<br><br>Leading the development and implementation of India investment strategy – sourcing of opportunities, providing portfolio support, building client relationships, and representing the fund within the Indian startup ecosystem<br>Select Investments: Mojocare, StockGro, SaveIN, TradeX<br><br>-----<br><br>Rise Capital is a global venture capital firm that focuses on investing in leading early stage technology companies in emerging markets: Latin America, Middle East, Africa, India & South East Asia. Founded by Nazar Yasin (ex-Tiger Global and Goldman Sachs, and former CEO of Forticom - acquired by LSE: MAIL), Rise Capital’s partnership consists of experienced internet executives and entrepreneurs who possesses 100+ years of combined operating and investing experience in Emerging Markets, including “unicorn” (US$1bn+) exits in every major region in the world. Rise Capital is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices around the world.</div>
Abhishek Barari <div>By qualification, Abhishek is a Chartered Accountant and Lawyer. In his current capacity, he is currently in an Advisor to multiple Technology/ Startup Incubators and Startups helping them deal with their Funding and Legal Challenges by Leveraging his Connections and Knowledge of the India Startup Funding Ecosystem.<br><br>Previously he has been involved in his capacity as Director at Somaiya and Co., a Boutique Tax and Compliance Consulting Firm which enables leaders to lead their businesses to success using timely compliance and accurate financial data along with innovative strategies for tax planning. During his involvement, Abhishek saw the onboarding of clients having Net Worth exceeding $250 mn.<br><br>Abhishek is also a co-founder at My Cute Office, a Quality Coworking Space for Rockstar Teams based out of Mumbai. Along with Flexibility and Customisation, My Cute Office also helps Companies and Founders connect with a robust network of Businesses. My Cute Office is proud to have served over 300 companies in the last two years including some of the largest startups and conglomerates. My Cute Office is funded by some of the most prominent angel investors in India. His role at My Cute Office was to guide the overall development vision and business strategy while creating strategic relations with the various vendors and investors.<br><br><br>Prior to My Cute Office Abhishek was also the co-founder Qpeka - A digital publishing website which also acts as medium for authors to directly reach out to their readers. The concept was to let users pay for content on a per page basis rather than buy upfront to ensure that readers only pay for content which they like reading. While doing this the literary works are secured from copying.<br><br>His involvement saw Qpeka being selected as one of the Top 8 startups in India during Nasscom Techstock 2013 event as well as being selected in the Top 4 startups at TiE Acceleration program in Mumbai<br><br><br>Prior to Qpeka, Abhishek was with global advisory company KPMG for 4 years in the International Taxation division.<br><br>You can check out <br>Somaiya and Co. at https://somaiyaco.com<br>My Cute Office at https://mycuteoffice.com</div>
Sanil Jain <div>What’s your favorite chocolate? Something from the house of Cadbury’s, Nestle or Amul? <br>But did you know there are more than 100 Indian D2C Brands that have launched more than 1000 variants of Bars and Chocolates? <br><br>In Fact, there are more than 10,000 Indian D2C brands that have launched lakhs of exciting new-age products across Food, Beverage, Beauty and Wellness!<br><br>Want to try them for free? That’s good enough a reason to Signup on Blingg Here.<br><br>But how about we enable discovery of these exciting D2C Brands and their products to millions of Indian consumers…well that’s what we are aiming to do.<br><br>About Blingg: <br><br>Blingg is India’s first D2C Trials Membership built for urban millennials.<br> Blingg delivers a customized box of products from new DTC brands for you to try across Food, Beverage, Beauty, Personal Care and Wellness.<br><br>We are a team of 6 but our goal is singular - to democratize discovery for d2c brands. <br>We are revolutionizing e-commerce in India, one BlinggBox at a time, you can hop on board and make it a whole lot better with your passion, skills and experience.<br><br>We are currently hiring for Product, Tech and Growth Leads.<br>Interested folks can write to me at [email protected]</div>
Abhishek Dasmunshy <h1>Apric- Empowering brands with robust solutions that blend creativity with technology.</h1><div><br>Highly passionate about developing sustainable digital products and personalised customer experiences while carefully tethering form and function. Curious to learn, network and build a community with creators and entrepreneurs from various different fields.</div>
Sanmati Pande <div>Am a CPA(Australia), Chartered Accountant &MBA with 10 years of International experience in Corporate Finance & Treasury. Worked on 3 successful international projects of acquisition worth a billion dollars in three geographies.<br><br>A fitness enthusiast I always see things through which led to launch of Growfitter - A machine learning gamified platform that offers lifestyle rewards to adopt an active life.<br>Have already changed the lifestyle of million users offering 500K + rewards & Cashback to stay healthy</div>
Akshay Shah <div>To build the new age Apple - MADE IN INDIA :-) Pragmatic Libertarian. Budding Satarist! <br><br>Specialties: ERP, CRM, SCM, Production & Production Planning, Finance, HR, Payroll, Quality Management, BPaaS, BPMS, PaaS, SaaS, Workflow Solutions, Rule Engines, BRMS, Metadata, User Defined Controls, Xtreme Programming, XBRL, Cloud Apps, eGovernance Apps, Business Analytics, Web & Mobile Technologies and framework!<br><br>Luckily I started out of college and am still into start-ups, love to work in small, dedicated action oriented commando teams!!!<br><br>Innovator of copyrighted, trademarked and patent pending products like iWeb Enterprise Suite, Agilewiz BPMS & Agilewiz BPaaS.<br><br>Launched 1st of its kind FREEMIUM Model to digitize Government Universities, Colleges & Schools across India for FREE powered by a unique SaaS Enabled Marketplace (SEM) - http://marketplace.iweb.ltd</div>
Jay Sitlani <div>Jay Sitlani is the Founder & CEO at Crash Boom Bang Digital - A Creative Brand Solutions Marketing Agency that houses Production, Branding, Strategy, Consultancy, Content & Influencer Marketing.<br><br>Associated with about 500 + Brands, Connected with about 25,000 + Influencers, Produced 500 + Brand Communication Videos & Executed 300 + Digital Campaigns.</div>
Raghav Kumar <div>Growth and Marketing @ Scribble Data | SaaS and B2B Marketing | Ex - CleverTap, Locus, Mad Street Den<br><br>A full funnel marketer with 10+ years of B2B enterprise and SaaS marketing experience, you could say I eat, breathe, and sleep B2B marketing! What that also means is that I’ve been around long enough to see the various stages of the SaaS industry’s evolution and growth.<br><br>I’ve been fortunate to have worked with companies of all shapes and sizes – from early stage startups to enterprise businesses; and across multiple functions of marketing – from product marketing, to demand generation, content, and brand.<br><br>And this helped me realize that I can bring my learnings thus far, as well as my passion for new products/industries together to help growing companies with actionable insights, strategies, tips & tricks they can use in order to find a product market fit, go-to-market, scale and win.<br><br>Here are the 4 core areas where I can help:<br><br>💡 PRODUCT MARKETING – value prop, positioning, messaging, solution marketing and product thought leadership.<br><br>📢 BRAND AND COMMUNICATION – Thought leadership, communication, PR, customer advocacy, share of voice, analyst relations<br><br>📈 DEMAND GENERATION - Content marketing + SEO, LinkedIn, events, e-mail marketing, .<br><br>⚙️ MARTECH / MARKETING OPS - CRM, marketing automation, marketing and growth analytics.<br><br>Want to talk, work together, or just discuss your next big idea? Drop me a message or email me: [email protected]</div>
Harsha Parbat <div>I'm Harsha- founder & CEO at AllFive. I relocated to India from the silicon valley where I have been for 15 years to build AllFive from India for the world. As a passionate food & travel enthusiast I wanted to create a space for people to easily find & instantly book local authentic experiences created by the local communities & small service providers. People need to experience the local cultures in their truest form when they travel to a new destination. </div><div><br></div><div>At heart I am a techie & passionate about building products ground up that solve real world problems. A personal goal is to empower & mentor women when I can. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Career Highlights </strong></div><div>Founder, AllFive <br>Co-founder, Maptcha - (Acquired by life360)</div><div>Co-founder, Abyss - (Acquired by Dentsu)</div><div>Employee # 7 at Cylance (Acquired by Blackberry)</div><div>Employee #10 at Sendgrid (Acquired by Twilio)<br><br><strong>Work Experience:</strong><br>13+ years of work experience working for various startups in the Silicon Valley namely : Brocade, Twilio, Sendgrid, Blackberry <br><br><strong>Education:</strong><br>MS - Computer Engineering,California State University</div><div>BE - Electronics Engineering, Pune University </div>
LoveKshitij Suryavanshi <div>Product Management Leader | 2X Founder | 12 years in Product Management<br><br>As a seasoned product management professional with over 12 years of experience, I have a proven track record of conceptualizing, building, and launching high-impact digital products across web and mobile platforms. With a passion for startups and innovation, I have co-founded multiple ventures, developed cutting-edge solutions, and led teams that delivered measurable growth in user engagement and revenue.<br><br>My expertise lies in transforming ideas into scalable products that meet market demands while driving business growth. I thrive in fast-paced environments and have a keen eye for detail, which enables me to optimize every stage of product development—from ideation to launch, and everything in between. I’m also highly skilled in crafting and executing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies that ensure a product’s successful market entry and long-term sustainability.<br><br>Key Highlights of My Career:<br>➤ 2X Founder: Launched Finnie, a fintech startup transforming how people manage finances, and Clapper, a unique fan engagement platform connecting Bollywood fans in India. <br>➤ Industry Expertise: Deep experience across e-commerce, FinTech, and gaming sectors, driving innovation and growth. <br>➤ Product Leadership: Led a dynamic team of 7 product managers and designers, delivering 30+ successful product releases, with a focus on boosting conversion rates and enhancing user engagement.<br><br>Areas of Expertise:<br>1. Defining Product Vision & Strategy<br>2. Product Lifecycle Management & Agile Methodologies<br>3. New Product Development (NPD)<br>4. Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategies<br>5. Data-Driven Decision Making<br>6. Conversion Funnel Optimization<br>7. Competitor Analysis & Market Research<br>8. UI/UX design<br>9. Product Monetization & Growth Strategy<br><br>I’m passionate about product management and committed to staying ahead of trends, constantly learning, and refining my skills to deliver innovative solutions. Let’s connect if you’re looking for a dedicated professional to help shape your next big idea and drive success in product innovation.</div>
Forum Shah <div>"The D2C Girl". Branding, Business & Growth Consultant for D2C Brands. Building Newesome | Public Speaker. Twitter - @forumshah_<br><br>Experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Sales Management, Marketing, Customer Service, and Strategic Planning. Strong professional with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) focused in IT from TCET.<br><br>More active on twitter: @forumshah24</div>
Palomi Jain <div>Co Founder & Head of Partnerships at My Next Developer<br><br>My Next Developer is a network of India's Top 3% engineers. We provide engineers having experience of 2-15 years in Frontend Development and 100% flexibility for time zone overlaps.</div>
Shubhi Agarwal <div>I am the cofounder and Chief Operating Officer at Locobuzz Solutions where I oversee client relationships and envision long-term productivity and innovations. I am also responsible for creating visibility of the platform and curating beneficial associations between businesses and opportunities in Artificial intelligence and digital customer experience. <br><br>With over 17 years of experience in achieving strategic partner alliances, my objective is to drive business objectives through diverse technological solutions that create immense value for all associations.<br><br>I am a voracious reader (always open to give or take recommendations on good books), an enthusiastic cook, and an ardent fitness enthusiast. </div>
Shubhangi Gupta <div>Big ideas are a dime a dozen. It is only worth the efforts when they are executed right and reach the people they are intended to. This defining my core strengths, I am currently leading a hyperlocal sports broadcasting media and tech company - SportVot, with 2 other founders.<br><br>Till date, I have successfully developed brand and marketing strategies for 50+ brands of different sectors; specializing in Tech, FMCG, and Fashion & Beauty industry. I also lead a handicraft online boutique named EthKnits, and give consultations to upcoming startups!<br><br>Networking is one thing, but I am a firm believer in learning the basic skills required in this industry - Market Research, Copywriting, Graphic Designing, WordPress, SEO, Media Planning & Buying, Social Media Distribution, PR - which as a whole, helps me strategize Marketing campaigns for Brands as per the given objective.</div>
Pranav Sanghvi <div>Investments - Merak Ventures | growX Ventures | The DotIn Network | MABS Family Office | Patronus<br><br>Merak is an early-stage Venture Capital fund that invests in seed-stage B2B and Emerging Technologies companies solving real problems & creating large-scale impact.<br><br>Proactively looking at meeting & conversing with startup founders, investing in early-stage Businesses, drawing inspiration from their journeys & fostering lasting partnerships to support startup growth. Skilled in Deal Sourcing, Due Diligence, Business Development Strategy & Music.<br><br>Principal - MABS Family Office | Managing Partner - The DotIn Network & Patronus</div>
Ashri Jaiswal <div>Solving Fashion's Biggest problems by revolutionizing the traditional e-commerce space. Building Ziniosa, India's one-stop-shop for all things Luxury. Incubated at NASSCOM and pre-incubated at NSRCEL, IIM-B.<br><br>Always looking to collaborate and learn. Feel free to reach out.</div>
Kalluri Soumya <div>Founder-dwij, a Mumbai based startup with a focus on upcycling of textile waste. <br><br>I am a Mechanical Engineer with a Masters degree in Commercial Vehicle Technology from Germany. The experience in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) while working at John Deere, Germany triggered my interest in the area of sustainability. Further, my work experience at Godrej & Boyce gave an exposure to experiment with various materials at its end-of-life. The end-of-life of any LCA to me is the most important phase, as this is the phase where a material can be recovered or lost. <br><br>In present times, due to fast fashion, majority of textiles are incinerated or dumped into landfills. 'dwij' was founded to address the ills of fast fashion, with a mission to manufacture & promote circular lifestyle products made from upcycled post consumer garments and post industrial garment waste.<br><br>I firmly believe that sustainability is not only about the environment and economy, but also about being fair to all the stakeholders in the process including the customer.</div>
Vinod Chendhil <div>An Engineer, MBA with over 14 years of rich experience in strategy, marketing, operations & new business setup.<br><br>Founder & CEO at India's leading Healthy Noodles Brand Naturally Yours</div>
Keshav Jain <div>Venture Partner at Core91.vc | On Deck Fellow</div>
Kartik Raichura <div>Mr. Kartik Raichura is the founder of Websites.co.in - A Consumer Internet and Mobile (CIM) , SAAS, online discovery platform and services play that enables new digital solutions to connect people, allowing them to share ideas and do business more efficiently. <br><br>During his teen age in 2004, he founded ManagementParadise.com - World’s leading social learning platform focused on management education.<br><br>He is the Star Young Entrepreneur Award recipient by the Indira Innovation summit 2013 and his company was among the top 100 startups to work for in 2014.<br><br>A business post graduate from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai, Kartik Raichura is a serial entrepreneur, a TEDx speaker and has angel invested in a startup - Aha Taxis<br><br>He started his company when he was 19 and kept at it for more than a decade. At ManagementParadise.com, he recruited and worked closely with the team, provided advice, recommendations and information to enable the firm to grow whilst maintaining its regulatory responsibilities.<br><br>As one of the top 10 educational portals in India, it has served over 100 million visitors with more than 450,000 user discussions from 200,000 topics created by a userbase of 7,30,000 + members and growing.<br><br>Mr. Kartik Raichura created influencer networks, media partnered for events promotions with best educational institutes and corporates. He forged alliances and tieups with digital marketing agencies and brands for continuous revenue flow through ad space selling, direct marketing, contests and events. <br><br>In 2012, Mr. Raichura Acquired B-School.com category killer premium domain name once owned by BJP Behemoth Subramanian Swami.<br><br>BMS.co.in, founded by Mr. Raichura in 2010 for students pursuing the bachelors in management studies course offered by the Mumbai university has shaped into the most influential online community for BMS education. <br><br>His expertise areas are Building Online communities, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management.</div>
Mihir Karkare <div>Entrepreneur with an interest in internet, technology and media.<br><br>Co-founded Social Wavelength (now Mirum India), early 2009, 15 months out of college. Social Wavelength grew to be one of the largest Digital and Social media agencies in 4 years - and was acquired by WPP just before it turned 5.<br><br>Currently building the company in the next phase of its growth.<br><br>Prior to Mirum, was a technologist working on pre-iPhone mobile and early web2.0 products for the enterprise.<br><br>Currently enjoy - solving big problems for some of the largest brands in the country, growing Mirum, speaking with entrepreneurs (both outside as well as inside organizations) and learning from everything I encounter.</div>
Viral Rathod <div>Finance professional with nearly 20 years of experience at highly reputed Indian and multinational financial services firms. <br><br>Well rounded experience across functions within finance, including credit research, equity research, corporate banking, risk management and private equity.</div>
Priyam Singh <div>Featured in @sharktankindia for pawsindia.com - India’s first interactive pet product company leading in innovation and modern aesthetic in the pet industry.<br><br>Pharmaceutical manufacturers exporters. WHO GMP certified. Great experience of exporting to the African market. Looking forward for expansion.</div>
Ashwin Srivastava <div>Forbes Under 30 Honoree (2017 Asia List). Founder of a global Private Equity firm with investments interests in India, UAE, USA, Africa and Israel. <br><br>Venture Capitalist and Angel Investor with experience of private equity investments, startup funding, acquisitions; along with successful serial entrepreneurship of building multiple multi-million dollar companies (in India and UAE) from scratch and exiting at appropriate stages; and interested in all things nerdy. <br><br>Domain Expertise in: Education, Health care, Real Estate, Electronics, Media Tech, among others</div>
Priti Shah <div>While serving as a professor, I made a decision to pivot my career & decided into payments in 2005 with EBS, a leading online payment gateway company as a Manager to the President of Ecommerce & National Sales. In 2013, the company was acquired by Ingenico Payments & I decided to become an Entrepreneur with my colleagues to start Payswiff. With more than 17 years of experience in payments, we are now building one of the best in class products for commerce infrastructure, connecting banking & end to end payments suite.<br><br>Today Payswiff works with leading financial institutions in India & globally for fuelling growth in SMB space to leverage technology in financial spectrum for offering best in class products to add value to its customers<br><br>A leader & speaker in forums for fintech. I am a part of panels at IAMAI, FICCI, Mastercard & various other forums in India which represents the state of financial services & its growth within the region <br><br>Along with my primary role in building the business at Payswiff, I mentor women led startups & mentor for the program at Her & Now by CIIE (IIMA)<br><br>Some of the awards & accolade received over the years for my contribution to development of digital payments are below ; <br><br>“50 Most Influential Payment Professionals” 2018 & 2020 by Asia, Africa, GCC Retail & Shopping Centre<br><br>“Global WOW Achiever by International Women Leadership Congress and as a part of “100 Women faces 2018” by Womennovator in association with Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs<br><br>Times Network National Awards for Marketing Excellence 2018 - “Woman Super Achiever of the Year”<br><br>The CEO Magazine - “30 Women Entrepreneurs to Watch in India -2018”<br><br>Insights Success Magazine - “The 30 Inspiring Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2018”<br><br>Mastercard 2019 Happy International Women’s Day - “Leadership for Women in Technology”</div>
Rohan Sharan <div>TimeChain labs is a transaction-centric onchain application development firm, to realize the Satoshi Vision for the onchain internet (metanet). I am passionate about creating onchain knowledge infrastructures and legaltech that empowers people by using the timechain also known as blockchain that is produced by bitcoin.<br><br>Experience in leading development of IT solutions like blockchain-based certification for universities, remote collaboration tools for developers, and document drafting software for lawyers. Trained in advanced product management, FinTech, and Business Management.<br><br>I graduated from IIT Kharagpur, as an Industrial & Systems Engineer, where I lead a team in developing a blockchain-based photo-sharing application, and was captain of software development team of my hall in my final year. Won first position in a blockchain hackathon with a prize of 1BTC in the technology festival at IIT. My final year project made use of the blockchain to solve the problems plaguing the scientific research publishing industry. Cracked top competitive exams in India like RMO, KVPY, Pradnya, IPM.<br><br>I am an avid researcher of subjects ranging from economics, computer science and psychology to physics, law and theosophy. DMs are welcome.</div>
Priyadarshini Pandey <div>Digital Marketer | Entrepreneur | Influncer Marketing |Instagram 108k Followers | Founder Of fitoordigitalhouse.com</div>
Jyoti Bharadwaj <div>Founder, TeaFit - Amazon Launchpad | Inc42's Top 30 Startups (Jul 2021) | Ex Housing.com | ISB Hyderabad |</div>
Priyanka Acharya <div>Having a childhood enthusiasm of becoming a Psychologist + an academic and work experience of a Finance Professional, I finally decided to combine both together! That's how I became a Financial Educator and now, an Author & a Podcaster!</div><div><br></div><div>After completing my MBA in Finance 14 years back, I knew I had a passion for the education & training industry. To ensure I am equipped with the right mindset, skillset & toolset before entering this 'wisdom-driven' domain, I gathered work experience with companies like Financial Technologies India Ltd (now, 63moons Technologies India Ltd), Bombay Stock Exchange Institute, University of Mumbai. I started as a freelancer in 2015 with diverse experiments of consulting assignments with startups, training, management teaching and few other strategic partnerships. Meanwhile, I wrote 17 management research papers, conducted 400+ investor awareness workshops and mentored CxOs & department heads on aligning business strategy to Finance. Finally, there was a eureka moment and I knew where I wanted to build my future! I am presently working on 2 core purposes: one, to make women & families 'Financially SAVVY' and two, to enable Health Insurance 'AGENTS' to become Professionals, with Formal Education for them!</div><div><br></div><div>As a Founder Director of Learning Lifeline, I provide financial streamlining focused consulting services to women & families and help health insurance agents pursue MBA - Mediclaim Business Administration! The learning is in offline, online and 'Learning Lifeline' Playstore app based flexi learning modes. I have co-produced India's first podcast released in 8 languages - Ek Chuski Finance / A Sip of Finance. I have recently authored a Hindi book - Laxmi Gyaan se Laxmi Maan.</div><div><br></div><div>There's a lot more and I aspire to build a unique & impactful financial education ecosystem! Because 'Earning grows only with L-Earning'! My name is Priyanka and hence, I want to be the Favorite (Priy) - Episode (Anka) in every financial story!</div>
Sonia Notani <div>Sonia is the Co-founder & CEO of BrainGymJr, that teaches children ‘How’ to think by enabling application and problem solving. <br><br>Sonia is a Strategy & Marketing professional who has donned multiple hats over the last 18 years. Listed amongst India’s Fortune 40 Under 40, awarded the ‘Top 30 SuperCMO’ by IAMAI and ‘Woman Leader in Insurance’ by ASSOCHAM in 2019; Sonia is recognized for her business acumen. <br><br>A strong believer in passion with purpose, Sonia is drawn to initiatives that are socially beneficial and commercially viable. With BrainGymJr, she saw an opportunity to strengthen aptitude and make children future ready irrespective of socio-economic background or geography. BrainGymJr offers a subscription of daily educational games customized for children between 5-11 years. These games come in 16 + fun formats, in-built positive reinforcement and instant solutions. Children can play, solve and learn on this DIY platform / App with new games daily as well as 20,000+ practice games! <br><br>Prior to this, she spent 12+ building IndiaFirst Life Insurance, where she was a founder member, Chief Marketing Officer and an integral part of the Leadership team. <br><br>Sonia started her career with the Aditya Birla Group and has also worked with Citibank, Reliance Life Insurance and KPMG advisory. An alumna of St. Xavier's College, Sonia is an Economics graduate who also holds an MBA degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai). She has completed an executive one-year program on ‘Leadership and Diversity for Innovation’ by Women’s World Banking and Wharton School in 2020.</div>
Mrinal Bhattacharya <div>Mrinal Bhattacharya is a professional with 12+ years of experience in Community Development, Product Support, and Sales. <br><br>She is a part-time creator and a full time cheerleader for all things community and women at workplace.<br><br><br></div>
Tushar Agrawal <div>Investment professional working in the Venture Capital Industry. Building Dexter Angels, investing in quality early stage companies in the Indian ecosystem.<br><br>Building Dexter Angels. Looking for quality entrepreneurs, solving problems in a large market. If you are one and looking to raise angel funding , please reach out to me at [email protected]<br><br>Like to help entrepreneurs in their journey, always open for a discussion and can be reached at my email</div>
Disha Parekh <div>I have diverse experience across Risk Advisory, Private Banking, HR Consulting, Learning & Development and Research & Analytics in large multinational organisations like Ernst & Young and HSBC. Along the way I had the opportunity to work with multiple cross-functional, cross cultural teams and execute large international deliverables.<br><br>I am currently building 1HR.market - a tech enabled curated HR Marketplace for on-demand procurement of HR services and products. We are the future of HR outsourcing - a rising trend expedited by the distributed workforce of the "new normal". <br><br>We are committed towards enabling HR teams to be more agile and effective. We are curating a single, multi geography marketplace that provides the full spectrum of HR offerings to businesses across the globe. <br><br>We offer solutions around Talent Management, D&I, Employee Engagement, Learning and Development, HR Analytics, Gamification, R&R, CompBen, HR Policy & Compliance, HR Operations & Admin, CHRO on demand, Startup HR Toolkit and other HR innovations through a community of HR practitioners, independent HR consultants, HR boutique firms and HR Startups.<br><br>For our supply side partners, we create a level playing field which gives them an opportunity to compete and win based on the merits of proven performance, expertise, and passion.<br><br>If you want to talk or know more about our HR marketplace reach me on [email protected]</div>
Aditi Surana <div>Aditi Surana is an Internationally renowned high-performance coach, behavioural analyst, keynote speaker & a podcaster. For almost 2 decades, she has been coaching business leaders, top-level management & high performers to create measurable results through her signature high-performance coaching programs. <br><br>She is the founder of APT - India’s Only mental gym For high-performance & the official High performance coach for Femina Miss India 2022. Aditi is an internationally renowned graphologist, creator of a unique coaching method called ‘grapho-coaching'® , a certified practitioner of multiple psychometric tools like - MBTI, 16PF, FiroB, Executive Coach (Marshall Goldsmith) with more than 18 years of experience coaching hundreds of leaders.</div>
Kumar Sparsh <div>Launched in August 2015, Unicorn India Ventures is an early stage technology focused Indian registered venture fund. At Unicorn India Ventures, we are looking to invest in and partner with dedicated entrepreneurs that are looking to build world-class market leading companies by disrupting traditional sectors or solving real life problems for end-users or enterprises using innovative technology-led products or services.<br><br>We invest in seed and early stages of technology focused businesses and are committed to supporting these ventures throughout their early life cycle with initial and follow-on investments in the range of INR 1 to 10 crore.<br><br>In addition to capitalising the businesses, we are committed to spending time with the entrepreneurs to build market-leading companies. Our investing team’s extensive operating, investing and entrepreneurial experience coupled with the industry and domain expertise from our network of mentors and advisors is what our portfolio companies can leverage in their journey to build success stories.</div>
Alan James <div>Work as a part of the investment team at Tomorrow Capital - a $100 Mn early stage strategic investment fund, aimed at building India’s next big consumer brands, by providing hands on assistance in branding, distribution and organization building along with capital. It focuses on early-stage consumer businesses which don’t have easy access to active equity capital and high quality blue-chip talent, where the fund will work with the entrepreneurs to help build champion brands and businesses.<br><br>Focus Area: Interiors & Home, Kids - Education/Entertainment/Apparel, Food & Beverages, Retail, Health & Wellness</div>
Kruti Raiyani <div>Experienced Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the advisory industry. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, and Management. Strong research professional with a Master's Degree focused in Masters in Banking and Finance from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.</div><div><br></div>

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